Re: [platform-swt-dev] ManagedForm and Eclipse Standalone

[Bob Foster <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>]

ManagedForm isn't part of SWT. Try the eclipse.platform newsgroup.

Bob Foster

bs wrote:
> Hi,
> I am unsure where to post this question regarding ManagedForm.
>
> I am sure this list will tell me where to do it, so next time
> I will...
>
> Meanwhile, here is the situation --
>
> This is with Eclipse Standalone (not RCP)
>
> 1. I have a ScrolledForm placed in a tab item.
> 2. I create a ManagedForm for this scrolled form,
>    into which I place a MasterDetailsBlock derived
>    master, and register to it many details implementing
>    IDetails.
>
> Here is my problem:
> 1. If I have made any changes to the IDetails derived
>    page, I call ManagedForm.dirtyStateChanged() to mark
>    it as dirty.
> 2. Now, I want to do few things:
>    a. I want to indicate on the tab with an '*' that this
>       tab has been modified. I can somehow get to calling
>       CTabFolder.setInsertMark() to do that.
>       (Q) is that correct?
>
>    b. When the tab is closed, I want the ManagedForm to
>       commit all the dirty pages. I want this to work in
>       cases like
>       A. the tab being closed
>       B. the application window being closed.
>
>       (Q) How do I do this?
>
>    c. During the commit validation, if I encounter an error,
>       I want to pop a MessageBox, and after that, I want to
>       somehow set the 'doit' to false.
>
>       (Q) Since managed form does not have access to the
>           CTabFolder, how do I do this?
>
>
> thanks much!
> bal
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